3D Modeling Essentials

Aaron Villarreal has spent 16 years building 3D assets at studios including Bethesda, Arkane, Raven Software, and Blizzard, with credits across Dishonored 2, World of Warcraft, Redfall, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. As a CGSI 3D Modeling mentor, he helps students push their work past hobbyist polish into the topology, UVs, and detail discipline that production game art demands.

Abraao Segundo brings 16 years of game art experience from studios including ILM, DICE, Avalanche, Respawn, The Coalition, and Warner Bros. Games. His credits include Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Battlefield 2042, Gears 5, Marvel's Avengers, and Injustice 2. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students with a focus on the asset standards major studios actually expect on day one.

Since 2015, Anna has worked as a 3D character artist at Riot Games, Sirship Syndicate, and Blizzard, on titles including League of Legends (merch), Darksiders Genesis, Heroes of the Storm, and Ruined King.

Anton Tenitsky dreamed of working in the CG field from the age of 15 and went on to realise that vision after graduating from Massey University in New Zealand. Following his graduation, he built an industry career by working as a texture artist for Nickelodeon's Penguins of Madagascar and various other cartoon series, later transitioning into the casual gaming market as a 2D/3D artist for industry giant Gameloft. Most recently, he worked as a 3D concept designer on the AAA game Marvel Rivals. Today, he channels this extensive studio background into his role as a CG Spectrum mentor, where he guides aspiring artists through industry-standard workflows, providing the personalised feedback and practical skills needed to break into the professional gaming and animation sectors.

Bobby Rice has spent 21 years building game environments and assets at Rockstar, Pandemic Studios, Ready at Dawn, and Activision's Elsewhere Entertainment. His credits include Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto VI, and The Order: 1886. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students at the standards expected on some of the most demanding open-world pipelines in the industry.

Chris has worked in the 3D industry for 12 years and is now a Senior 3D Lead Artist at Dekogon Studios where he leads teams of artists ranging from 2 to 30 at any given time.

Dylan Ekren has spent 11 years modelling for Walt Disney Animation Studios and Netflix, with credits on Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, and Encanto. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students on the precision, story-driven design, and topology discipline behind feature animation pipelines.

Ehsan has built environments for games since 2009, on titles including Shadow Blade: Reload, Redfall, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. He is currently a Senior Artist at Bethesda Game Studios.

Fiona is a Lead Environment Artist at Framestore in Canada, working in feature films and TV with over 7 years of experience in the industry and most recently, on Thor: Love and Thunder.

Greg Smith has spent 16 years building game environments and assets at studios including Bethesda, Arkane Studios, and Dekogon, with credits on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Redfall, Remnant II, Sons of the Forest, 7 Days to Die, and Open Roads. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students on the asset craft and pipeline discipline that ships in modern AAA and AA productions.

Hong Lim mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students, bringing 21 years of game and film art experience to the asset craft and pipeline discipline expected at production studios.

John Olofinskiy mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students, drawing on nine years of game art experience to help them lift their work to production-ready standards.

Matteo is a Senior Character and Creature Modeler at Framestore, London. With a background in traditional sculpture and creature design, he can bring a character from the concept stage to a final, production-ready asset.

Mersad Fazeli has spent 14 years working in game art at studios including Remedy Entertainment, 11 bit studios, and Silkroad Studios, with credits on Frostpunk 2 and The Alters. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students on the asset craft and visual cohesion that defines studios with a strong creative identity.

Nick Barone has spent 16 years building game art at Turtle Rock Studios, Wargaming, Relic Entertainment, and Phoenix Labs, with credits on World of Tanks. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students on the asset standards and pipeline discipline that competitive game studios expect.

Rudy Massar brings 26 years of high-end VFX and game art experience from ILM, Sony Imageworks, Framestore, MPC, Massive Black, and Sony PlayStation. His credits run across Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Mandalorian (with a VES nomination for animated character work), ABBA Voyage, Mufasa: The Lion King, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Ready Player One, Cinderella, Aladdin, the Killzone franchise, Independence Day: Resurgence, and Godzilla. He mentors CGSI 3D Modeling students at the standard set by some of the world's most demanding pipelines.